First Lieutenant Jules Garesche Ord ordered the advance of the Buffalo Soldiers (black members of the 10th Cavalry Regiment).
Ord (a white officer) died in the attack. But the efforts of the Buffalo Soldiers and his leadership are credited with the success of the battle. One of Teddy Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" said of the Buffalo Soldiers and their dedication: "<span>I never saw braver men anywhere."</span>
The <span>delegates decided to add a bill of rights to the Constitution because people were afraid that the new Constitution would make the new government too powerful and therefore tyrannical over the states and the people. </span>
Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine a free state.
The Counter-Reformation proved to the outside world that the Catholic Church had recognised its past failings and was willing to reform itself rather than blind itself to its faults. ... The Council of Trent was accepted everywhere and though Philip II controlled the Catholic Church in Spain he was an ardent Catholic.
